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[[File:Brugmansia metel syn Datura.png|thumb|right|''Dhatura'', ''Datura metel'']]
'''Dhatura''' is a toxic shrub that can be found growing on roadsides and wastelands. It is sold in markets, both for traditional use and as a source of compounds for the pharmaceutical industry. The plant is also used as a pesticide and repellent. It is often grown as an ornamental in tropical to temperate areas of the world, particularly types with double flowers and purple flowers. This tree is belongs to Solanaseae.<ref name="Plant family"/>
==Uses==
{{Uses|Inflammation}}, {{Uses|Skin disorders}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|feverFever}}, {{Uses|Arthritis}}, {{Uses|Wound healing}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
==Chemical Composition==
Chemical investigation of an acidic methanol extract of the whole plant of Datura metel resulted in the isolation of seven compounds, including pterodontriol B (1), disciferitriol (2), scopolamine (3), adenosine (4), thymidine (5), ilekudinoside C (6), and dioscoroside D.<ref name="Chemical Composition"/>
==Common names, ==
{{Common names|kn=Biliyummatta, Dathuri, Datthoora, Unmatta|ml=Mudela-nila-hummatu, ummattuUmmattu|sa=Dhatura, Dhurta, Ghantapuspa, Shivapriya|ta=Unmattam, Vellaiyumattai, |te=Tella-ummetha, Duthooramu, Ummettha|hi=Dhattura, |en=Datura, Thorn apple}}
<ref name="Common names"/>
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|alternateAlternate|Leaves entire or angled with acute lobes, c. 12 x 8 cm, ovate, base oblique, apex acute or acuminate; petiole to 6 cm long. Flowers solitary in axil, erect; pedicels 1-1.5 cm long. Calyx 6-8 cm long, tubular, 5-lobed, minutely pubescent}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual|axillaryAxillary|Creamy white|5|Corolla creamy-white, c. 15 cm long, funnel-shaped; teeth 5, cuspidate. Stamens 5, attached towards the base of corolla tube, included, subequal; filaments hairy at base}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|A capsule|3 cm|sphericalSpherical, covered with short spines, dehiscence irregular.| Seeds compressed, c. 5 mm long, smooth, brown.|}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Dhurdhurapatradi taila]]* [[Vishagarbha taila]]* [[Kanakavasa]]<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/>
==Where to get the saplings==
==How to plant/cultivate==
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
<references>
<ref name="Uses">[https://www.planetayurveda.com/library/dhattura-datura-metel Uses]</ref>
<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2014/07/01/dhattura-datura-metel/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref><ref name="Cultivation details">[https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Datura+metel Cultivation details]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[http://FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VERkeralaplants.2, N. Sasidharan in/ BOTANIC DESCRIPTION]</ref>
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>
<ref name="Plant family">Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:77</ref><ref name="Chemical Composition">[http://vjs.ac.vn/index.php/vjchem/article/view/2525-2321.2017-00442#:~:text=Chemical%20investigation%20of%20an%20acidic,and%20dioscoroside%20D%20(7). Chemical constituents]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [https://easyayurveda.com/2014/07/01/dhattura-datura-metel/ Datura metel on easyayurveda.com]
* [http://www.jahm.in/index.php/JAHM/article/view/490/0 Datura metel on www.jahm.in]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Shrub]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
[[Category:Solanaceae]]
